Janet "Planet" Yellen

'"Comparison of Marxism with religion is a two-way street,” Jameson argued; religion might have its real prophetic truth in Marxism, as messianism, providence, and primitive magic become “foreshadowings” of their discovered true form in class struggle' harpers.org/archive/2024/0…

Trying to figure out how to cross-post my boyfriend's zero-like "skeets" on Bluesky; reaching entirely new levels of support, lifting him up with my platform

America is in the midst of a mental health crisis. But finding a therapist who takes insurance can feel impossible. Insurers say that’s because there aren’t enough therapists. We found that's not entirely true. Here's why you can't find a therapist🧵👇projects.propublica.org/why-i-left-the…

My Harper's Magazine piece on security guards made Top 5 of the week at @longreads! Their blurb perfectly distills the story, including when they describe my training instructor as "basically every Danny McBride character rolled into one." Read it! harpers.org/archive/2024/0…

I wrote about two endearing young scientists, an argument, and the worst day in the history of the planet nymag.com/intelligencer/…

The new Criterion Collection release of the great Albert Brooks’ REAL LIFE - his brilliant and discomfiting satire of documentary filmmaking and reality TV (before the fact) and the whole business of show - is out now. I wrote the essay for it: criterion.com/current/posts/…

Never received more replies on Instagram than when I’ve asked the question: should I, a woman living alone, have a 6.5 gallon or a standard 13 gallon kitchen trash can. It’s a deeply social question

Labor Day sale on The Drift’s beautiful “Debs 2024” shirt. Pictured below: my favorite Debsian (my father) wearing his. shop.thedriftmag.com/product/debs-t…

Annual opportunity to tell you that I designed this hat on Apple Preview on my laptop in Los Angeles, 2021: Labor Day sale on Drift merch!

Random but if you are writing a novel / script and need inspiration for character names, there are many great ones on the Poetry Project's staff page: poetryproject.org/about/team

I’ve been enjoying the livestream of the unprecedented rattlesnake mega-den / rookery in Colorado: m.youtube.com/watch?v=tAC4SZ…

Gesamtkunstwerk

"Defibrillator" best word to say in an Australian accent, it's like a full buffet of the accent's charms

This is in SF on 9/23 and seems cool!

Andrew Cockburn's @harpers DNC dispatch focuses on what wasn't allowed on stage: Gaza. "I think we walk toward fundamental change on two legs," Bill Ayers told him. "One leg is established politics, and the other leg is mobilization" harpers.org/2024/09/the-of…